HAMDEN,
Conn. - The Quinnipiac University men's basketball overcame a
19-point deficit just prior to halftime to the University of
Massachusetts, but lost on a last-second goal tend, as the
Minutemen defeated the Bobcats, 66-64, at the TD Bank Sports Center
in Hamden, Conn. UMass remains undefeated at 7-0 while Quinnipiac
drops to 4-2 on the season.

"I'm
disappointed in the reaction to their pressure in the first half,"
said Quinnipiac Head Coach Tom Moore. "I'm proud of the way that we
changed our outlook in the second half. I'm disappointed,
obviously, in our foul shooting. Statistically, that really cost us
the game. We can learn from an emotional night like tonight and
grow from it."

Justin Rutty
(Newburgh, N.Y.) compiled his 33rd career double-double
with a season-high 21 points and 13 rebounds for the Bobcats, who
outrebounded UMass 54-36. Quinnipiac had 24 offensive rebounds in
the game to UMass' 10, but managed just 11 second-chance points.
The Bobcats also converted on 3-of-11 from the free throw line,
compared to UMass' 9-of-11 shooting from the charity stripe in the
first half. For the game, UMass was 13-for-17 from the line, while
Quinnipiac hit just 9-of-25.

James
Johnson (Queens, N.Y.) totaled 11 points for the Bobcats while also
tallying five rebounds and dishing out a game-high six assists.
Jamee Jackson (Newark, N.J.) had eight points and eight rebounds in
the Bobcats' loss. UMass' Javorn Farrell had a game-high 25 points
while Anthony Gurley tallied 19 points, including seven in the last
1:39 of regulation and the game-winning lay-up.

Quinnipiac
trailed by as many as 19 points in the first half before storming
back and tying the game on a fast-break dunk by Quinnipiac freshman
Dominique Langston (Bridgeport, Conn.) with 2:13 remaining in the
game. Quinnipiac used a 14-6 scoring advantage to pull within four
points at the 7:36 mark of the second half. Rutty chipped in half
of those points in the run and four of Quinnipiac's next seven
points as the Bobcats pulled within three points, 56-53, with 4:02
to play.

Gurley put
UMass back out front, 61-59, before a pair of free throws from
Johnson tied the game at 61-61. Gurley answered with a long
three-pointer from the top of the key before Deontay Twyman (Olney,
Md.) tied the game with 13 seconds remaining with a trifecta of his
own from the left wing. Holding out for the last shot, UMass got
the ball back on a loose ball, allowing Gurley an open lay-up on
the ensuing throw-in as time expired. Jackson made contact with the
ball above the rim, and was whistled for goaltending as time
expired.

For the
game, the Minutemen edged the Bobcats from the floor, 41.0 percent
(25-61) to 40.3 percent (27-67), 18.8 percent (3-16) to 7.7 percent
(1-13) from long range and 76.5 percent (13-17) to 36.0 percent
(9-25) from the free-throw line. Quinnipiac dominated the boards,
54-36, including a 24-10 advantage on the offensive glass.

Quinnipiac
returns to action on Saturday, Dec. 4, when it plays host Mount St.
Mary's in its Northeast Conference opener. Opening tip from the TD
Bank Sports Center is slated for 2 p.m.